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Nursing Informatics Exam Questions and Answers, Exams of Nursing

A comprehensive overview of nursing informatics, covering key concepts, competencies, and applications in healthcare. It explores data management, patient safety initiatives, and the role of informatics nurses. The material includes questions and answers that address data integrity, online information evaluation, and the use of telehealth. It is designed to enhance understanding of how technology integrates with nursing practice to improve patient outcomes and healthcare delivery. This resource is valuable for nursing students and professionals seeking to deepen their knowledge in this field. It also covers the historical background of telehealth, delivery mechanisms, funding sources, and the scope of telehealth.

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Nursing informatics exam 1 Final Questions and Answers 100% Verified
1. whateisedata?:echaracters,efacts,eorenumbersegathered;ebuildingeblockseinetheeformatione
ofeknowledge
2. whateiseinformation?:einterpretededatae(BPereadings,eHR,eetc.)
3. whenedataeise ,eiteise .:einterpreted,einformation
4. whateiseknowledge:esynthesiseofeinformationefromeseveralesourcesetoeproduceeaesingleeconc
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5. whateisewisdom:eoccursewheneknowledgeeiseusedeappropriatelyetoemanageeandesolveeprobl
ems;eperformeinterventionseandecontinueetoemonitor
6. whateiseinformatics?:etheearteandescienceeofeturningedataeintoeinformationeusingecomputers
7. whateareetheebrancheseofeinformatics:e-medicaleinformatics
-nursingeinformatics
-consumerehealtheinformaticse(aimedeatepatient'seoutcome)
8. whatedoeseitemeanetoebeeinformationeliterate?:eaneinformationeliterateenurseecanerecognizees
ignificanterelevanteresearcheandehowetoeapplyeitetoepractice,eandeknowsehowetoelocateeandeutiliz
eepracticeedatabasesetoeenhanceepractice
9. havingeinformationeliteracyeisewhat?:etheeabilityetoerecognizeewheneinformationeiseneededea
sewelleasetheeskillsetoefind,eevaluateeandeuseeneededeinformationeeffectively
10. whateareeinformaticsecompetencieseforenurses?:eaerequiredecompetencyethateensuresenu
rseseareeefficientlyeableetoeworkewitheinformatics
11. whateareesomeepatientesafetyeinitiatives?:ebarecodeescanning,ecomputerizedemedicatio
necabinets,eCPOE,eEMR,erapideresponseeteams,ee-prescribing
12. WhateisetheeJosieeKingestory?:eaechildenamedeJosieeKingewasehospitalizedeandeaftereaeserieseo
femedications,esheewaseactingeoff.ethereewaseaneordereagainstenarcoticsebutetheenurseedidn'techec
ketheesystemeandesheepassedeaway
13. whateareesomeeissueseinehealthcareewitheinformaticseimplications?:enursingeshortage,ew
orkeflowecharges,eITeaseaemeansetoeretaineagingenurses,eevidenceebasedepractice,epressureetoeim
plementeIT,emagnetestatusepush
14. whateareetheecredentialseforeinformaticsenurses?:e-
baccalaureateeorehigheredegree,e2eyearseexperienceeinepracticeeandecurrenteRNelicensure
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  1. whateisedata?:e characters,efacts,eorenumbersegathered;ebuildingeblockseinetheeformatione ofeknowledge
  2. whateiseinformation?:e interpretededatae(BPereadings,eHR,eetc.)
  3. whenedataeise ,eiteise .:e interpreted,einformation
  4. whateiseknowledge:e synthesiseofeinformationefromeseveralesourcesetoeproduceeaesingleeconc ept
  5. whateisewisdom:e occursewheneknowledgeeiseusedeappropriatelyetoemanageeandesolveeprobl ems;eperformeinterventionseandecontinueetoemonitor
  6. whateiseinformatics?:e theearteandescienceeofeturningedataeintoeinformationeusingecomputers
  7. whateareetheebrancheseofeinformatics:e - medicaleinformatics
  • nursingeinformatics
  • consumerehealtheinformaticse(aimedeatepatient'seoutcome)
  1. whatedoeseitemeanetoebeeinformationeliterate?:e aneinformationeliterateenurseecanerecognizees ignificanterelevanteresearcheandehowetoeapplyeitetoepractice,eandeknowsehowetoelocateeandeutiliz eepracticeedatabasesetoeenhanceepractice
  2. havingeinformationeliteracyeisewhat?:e theeabilityetoerecognizeewheneinformationeiseneededea sewelleasetheeskillsetoefind,eevaluateeandeuseeneededeinformationeeffectively
  3. whateareeinformaticsecompetencieseforenurses?:e aerequiredecompetencyethateensuresenu rseseareeefficientlyeableetoeworkewitheinformatics
  4. whateareesomeepatientesafetyeinitiatives?:e barecodeescanning,ecomputerizedemedicatio necabinets,eCPOE,eEMR,erapideresponseeteams,ee-prescribing
  5. WhateisetheeJosieeKingestory?:e aechildenamedeJosieeKingewasehospitalizedeandeaftereaeserieseo femedications,esheewaseactingeoff.ethereewaseaneordereagainstenarcoticsebutetheenurseedidn'techec ketheesystemeandesheepassedeaway
  6. whateareesomeeissueseinehealthcareewitheinformaticseimplications?:e nursingeshortage,ew orkeflowecharges,eITeaseaemeansetoeretaineagingenurses,eevidenceebasedepractice,epressureetoeim plementeIT,emagnetestatusepush
  7. whateareetheecredentialseforeinformaticsenurses?:e - baccalaureateeorehigheredegree,e 2 eyearseexperienceeinepracticeeandecurrenteRNelicensure
  1. IN:eInformaticseNurse:e aneRNewitheexperienceebuteNOeformaleeducationeinetheearea
  2. INS:eInformaticseNurseeSpecialist:e aneRNewitheadvancedegraduateeeducationeinetheeITeare a;emayehaveeANCCecertification
  3. whateisedataeintegrity?:e theeabilityetoecollect,estoreeanderetrieveecorrect,ecom- eplete,ecurrentedataesoeitewillebeeavailableetoeauthorizedeusersewheneneeded
  4. whateareesomeewaysetoereduceedataeinputeerrors?:e - educateestaff
  • systemechecks --dataecleansing

rtingeandecomparingedata

  1. Mrs.eGibbonsewaseadmittedeforeCHF.eDuringetheeadmissioneprocessesheewaseverballyeaske detoeacknowledgeeifeheredemographicedataewasecorrect,eandesheedid.eExtensiveetestsewereed onee(labs,exrays,eetc),eandeitewaselaterediscoveredethatealleofehereinformationewaseenteredein toeanotherepatient'sefile.eHowewouldeyouecorrectethis?eWhoeelseewouldeneedetoebeeinformede ofetheesituation?:e - She

waseaskedeifeit'secorrecteratherethanewhateiteis

  • Anyoneewhoehasecomeeintoecontactewitheherewouldehaveetoeknow
  • Bothepatientsewouldehaveetoebeetoldeandeit'sebesteforethemetoebringeaefamilyemembereorefriend
  1. typeseofeonlineeinformationeandeifethey'reereliableeorenot:e - blogse(notereliable)
  • wikise(notereliable)
  • journalse(typicallyereliable)
  • newspapere(typicallyenotereliableebecauseethey'reeopinionated)
  • organizationse(reliableeespeciallyewheneassociatedewithetheegovernment,ehospitals,eetc)
  1. whateareecomponentseofetheeevaluationeofeonlineeinformation?:e credentials,evalidity,eacc uracy,ecomplete,edate,esponsorshipeorebias,enavigation,eaudience,edis- eclaimers,eaudience,eaccreditation,eprivacy
  2. credentials:e writers,eeditors,epublishers,eetc
  3. validity:e shouldebeeableetoebeetracedebacketoeaereliableesourceeandeshouldehaveetheeoriginale sourceecited
  4. accuracy:e theeinformationeshouldebeecorrecteandeaccurate
  5. date:e shouldehaveetheeoriginationedateeandetheedateeofetheelasterevision
  6. complete:e shouldehaveealleinformationeneedede(generic,ebrandename,
  7. sponsorshipeorebias:e theewriter'seopinionseshouldenotebeepresentebecauseetheyecaneinfluen ceetheeinformation
  8. navigation:e doesetheewebsiteeactuallyework
  9. audience:e whoeisetheeintendedeaudience?esomeewebsitesehaveeaepageeforetheepubliceande oneeforehealthecareeproviders
  10. disclaimers:e thereeshouldebeeaedisclaimerestatingeifeanythingeiseopinionated
  11. accreditation:e theewebsiteehasetoemakeesureetheeinformationeisereliablee(HOCeandeURACe seals)
  12. privacy:e isethereeaeprivacyepolicyeifetheewebsiteeisecollectingeinformation?
  13. whateareeconcernserelatedetoetheeuseeofetheeinternet?:e overload,econtamina- etione(viruses,eworms,eetc),efirewall,einstitutionalepolicies,efirewalls
  14. whateisefirewall:e theegatewayetoeaecomputerewhicheexaminesematerialecomingeintoetheeco
  1. whateiseintranet:e - onlyeaccessibleebyeorganization'seemployees
  • collaborativeesharingeofeinformationeamongeemployees
  • internalepublicationselikeeorganizationalepolicies
  • protectedebyefirewalsl
  1. whateiseextranet:e - sitseoutsideeprotectiveenetwork
  • electronicecommerceeforeoutsideesupplierseorecustomers- emayebeeusedetoepriceeandepurchaseehealthecareeproducts
  • moreeprivateethanepublicewebsite,ebutemoreeopenethaneintranets
  • moreeproneetoehackerseandevirusesethaneintranet
  1. whateisetelehealth:e theeuseeofecommunicationetechnologieseandecomputersetoeexchangee healthcareeinformatione(provideseservicesetoepatientseateaelocationedifferentefromethateofetheeprov ider)
  2. whateareesomeetelehealtheservices:e - healthepromotion
  • diseaseeprevention
  • diagnosis
  • consultation
  • education
  • therapy
  1. whateisetelenursing?:e theeuseeofecomputeretechnologyeandetelecommunicationseforetheedeli veryeofenursingecare
  2. whateisee- care?:e provisioneofehealtheinformation,eproductseandeserviceseonlineeasewelleasetheeautomatio neofeadministrativeeandeclinicaleaspectseofecareedelivery
  3. whateisee-health:e termeusedeinterchangeablyewithetelehealth
  4. historicalebackgroundeofetelehealth:e - interestedeclinedewitheaedecreaseeinefundingeduringethee80s
  • technicaledevelopmentseinerecenteyearsemakesetelehealthefeasible
  • theemilitaryedevelopedeapplicationsethatefeedeimagesefrometheebattlefield
  • beganewithetelephoneeconsults
  • USegovernmentesponsoredeeffortse(NASA,eMilitary,eindianehealtheservices,ehealth- ecareeforeinmates)
  1. deliveryemechanismseofetelehealth:e - teleconferenceseandevideoconferenceseareetheepredominantemethodsetoedeliveretelehealthes ervicese(personseatedifferentesitesehaveevideoeand/orevideoecontact)
  2. telehealthefundingesources:e - governmentefunding
  • private,enonprofitegroups
  • centereforeexcellenceeforeremoteeandemedicallyeunderservedeareas
  • acumenefund
  1. theescopeeofetelehealth:e theeUSeledetheedevelopmenteofetechnologiesethateenableeteleheal the(currenteworldeleaderseareeaustralia,ecanada,enorway,esweden,eUS)
  • needeforetechnicalesupport
  • lackeofeavailableeinfrastructure
  • accreditationeanderegulatoryerequirements
  • lackeofeacceptanceeandefeareofechance
  • lackeofefunding
  1. establishingetelehealtheservices:e - parteofetheeorganization'sestrategiceplan
  • buildingetheeinfrastructureeandepurchasingeequipment
  • buyeinefromehealthcareeprofessionals
  • trainingeforeprofessionals
  • technicalesupport
  1. telenursing:e - telephoneetriage
  • checkingebiometricemeasurements
  • consultationseandeassessment
  • electronicehouseecalls
  1. telehealthecaneassesseeverythingeexceptewhat?:e toucheandesmell
  2. howedoesetelehealtheassessevirtualepatientecare?:e - physicianerounds
  • eICU
  • homeetelehealth
  1. whateareesomeemajoregrowtheareaseofetelehealth?:e - homecare --monitoring --promptsetoetakeemedicationseandemakeeappointments --smarte homes --robots
  • diseaseemanagemente(reducesefrequencyeofeadmissionseandenumbereofehospitaledays)
  1. Whicheofetheseehomeehealtheclientseiseleastesuitedeforetelehealtheservices? a.eAe 54 eyeareoldeclientewhoeisedevelopingeneweonsetechestepain b.eAe 63 eyeareoldemainewitheaepressureeulcereandedailyewouldeassessments c.eAe 77 eyeareoldeclientewhoerequireseglucoseemonitoringeandefooteassessmenteAe 49 eyeareolde womanewhoeisepregnanteforetheefirstetime:e a.eAe 54 eyeareoldeclientewhoeisedevelopingeneweonsete chestepain
  2. whateareehealthcareeinformationesystems:e aegroupeofesystemseusedetoesupporteandeenhanc eehealthecare
  3. whateareeclinicaleinformationesystems:e - directlyesupportecare
  • mayebeestandealoneeoreintegratedesystems
  • quick,esafeeaccessetoepatienteinformation

supportepatientecareethrougheorderingeappropriateemedications,eimplementingecosteeffectiveetre atments,epreventingeduplicates

  1. howedoeseradiologyecontributeetoeinformatics:e - allowsedirecteordereentryeoreacceptseordersefromeotheresystems
  • provideseschedulingeofediagnosticetests
  • providesepictureearchivingeandetransmissioneofeimageseandetrackingeofefilm
  1. NursingeInformationeSystemse(NIS):e - supportsetheeuseeandedocumentationeofenursingeactivities
  • providesegoalseforemanagingetheedeliveryeofenursingecare
  • advantages:eimprovedeaccessetoeinformation,ebetteredocumentation,eimprovedequal- eityeofecare,eimprovedeproductivity,etrackingeability
  1. whateisetheenursingeprocess:e aeseteofecriticalepathwaysebasedeonetraditionaledocumentsew ithenursingediagnosiseaseorganizingeframework;emayeuseestandardizedenursingelanguages
  2. whateareethee 5 estepseofetheenursingeprocess:e ADPIEe(assessment,ediagnosis,eplan,eimplem entation,eevaluation)
  3. NIS:estandardizedenursingelanguages:e - provideeaecommonelanguageeforeallenurseseineallelocations
  • importantetoetheedevelopmenteofetheeelectronicehealtherecord
  • measureenursing'secontributions
  • contributeetoetheebodyeofenursingeknowledge
  1. pharmacyeinformationesystems:e - provideecheckseineordereandeadministrationeprocesseusingeevidenceebasedeguidelines
  • errorsewheneusedewithebarecodeetechnology
  • useelaberesults,eallergyeandeinteractioneinformationefromeclinicalesystems
  • trackemedicationeuse,ecosts,ebillingeinformation
  1. e-prescribing:e - provideseaelongitudinaleprescriptionerecord
  • checkseformularyecomplianceeandereimbursement
  • alertseabouteinteraction
  • remindersetoeorderehomeemedseforedischargedepatient
  • eliminatesephoneeauthorizationeforeresults
  1. barcodeeandeRFIDemedicationeadministration:e - qualityeinitiativeeidentifiedebyetheeleapfrogegroupeandetheeveteraneadministration'senationalecent ereforepatientesafety

usesebarcodeeonetheeunitedoseemedicationepackageeandepatientebraceletetoeensureerightepatient,er ightedrug,erightedose,erightetime,eetc.

  1. typeseofeadministrativeesystemseandewhatedoetheyedo:e administrativeesys- etemseindirectlyesupportepatientecareebyesupportingetheeprocesseseinvolvedeineprovid- eingetheecare
  • clientemanagement
  • payroll
  • scenarioebased
  • screeneandesystemefreezes
  • erroremessages
  • errorecorrection
  • downtimeeprocedures
  1. informationesystemsetrainingescheduleeconsiderations:e - lengtheofetraining
  • offeshifteandeweekendeclasses
  • overtimeevs.eparteoferegulareworkehours
  • trainingebeforeeoreaftereshifts
  • preparationetime
  • location
  • convenience
  1. informationesystemsetrainingeapproaches:e - instructoreled
  • computerebased
  • webebased
  • onetheejobetraining
  • blendedeapproach
  1. informationesystemsetrainingematerials:e - outlines
  • charts
  • diagrams
  1. informationesystemsetrainereselection:e - prioreteachingeskillseandeexperience
  • abilityetoeinteractewitheothers
  • musteunderstandevariouseusereclasseseandejobeneeds
  • familiarityewithedifferentetrainingeapproaches
  • centralizedeversusedepartmentaletraining
  • supereusers:eproficienteineIS
  • departmentesupervisorsemayehaveeroleeconflict
  • trainingenonemployees:emusteconsiderethisepopulation
  1. security:e informationesecurityeandeconfidentialityeofepersonaleinformationerep- eresentemajoreconcernseinetoday'sesocietyeamidstegrowingereportseofestoleneandecompromise deinformation
  2. confidentiality:e theeprotectioneofehealthcareeinformationeisemandatedebyeHIPAAeandetheejoi ntecommissioneacts -- aesituationeinewhicheaerelationshipehasebeeneestablishedeandeprivateeinformationeisesharedewitheth eeexpectationethateitewillenotebeere-disclosed --keyetoeassessment,ediagnosiseandetreatmenteofehealtherelatedeproblems
  3. privacy:e aestateeofemind,efreedomefromeintrusioneorecontroleoveretheeexposureeofeselfeoreo fepersonaleinformation;ekeyeconceptetoeunderstandingesignificanceeofeinformationesecurityea ndeprivacy
  4. consent:e theeprocessebyewhicheaneindividualeauthorizesehealthcareepersonneletoeproces
  1. minimumenecessary:e limitsedisclosureetoetheeminimumenecessaryetoeaccom- eplishetheeintendedepurposeeofetheeuseeorerequest
  2. treatment:e theeprovision,ecoordinationeoremanagementeofehealthecareeanderelatedes ervicesebyeoneeoremoreehealthcareeproviders
  3. protectedehealtheinformatione(PHIs):e - names
  • email
  • phone
  • licenseenumber
  • etc
  1. patienterightseregardingeprivacyeofePHI:e individualsehaveeaerideeto:eobtaineaecopyeofehealt herecords,erequesteamendmenteoreaddendumetoetheirePHI,ereceiveenoticeeofeanyePHIebeingereleas ed
  2. informationesystemesecurity:e theeongoingeprotectioneofebotheinformationehousedeo netheesystemeandetheesystemeitselfefromethreatseoredisruption
  3. primaryegoalseofeinformationesystemesecurity:e protectioneofepatienteconfi- edentialityeandeinformationeintegrity,eeasyeaccesseofeinformation
  4. threatsetoesystemesecurityeandeinformation:e - thieves
  • hackers
  • viruses,eworms
  • humaneerror
  1. securityeplanning:e - savesetimeeandemoney

guardseagainstedowntime,ebreecheseineconfidentiality,elosseofeconsumereconfidence,ecybercrim e,eetc

  1. firewalls:e barrierecreatedefromesoftwareeandehardware
  2. securityemeasures:e - firewalls
  • antivirus
  • accesseoneaeneedetoeknowebasis
  • useresigneoneandepasswords
  1. authentication:e processeofedeterminingewhetheresomeoneeisewhoeheeoresheesaysetheye are

--accessecodes,elogonepasswords,edigitalecertificates,ebiometricemeasures

  1. password:e collectioneofealphanumericecharactersethatetheeuseretypes --requiredeafteretheeentryeofeaneaccessecodeeoreusername
  2. biometrics:e - identificationebasedeoneaeuniqueebiologicaletraitesucheaseaefinger- eprint,evoiceeoreirisepattern,eretinalescan,ehandegeometry,efaceerecognition,eetc
  3. properehandlingeandedisposaleofeinformation:e acceptableeuses,eshredeoreuseelockederece ptacleseforetheedisposal
  4. theeimpacteofetheeinternet:e introducesenewethreatse(emaileandeIMecanecarryepersonalei nformation)--eemailseshouldeonlyebeesenteifeencrypted